Player Career

Rich Miller Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Rich Miller story

Rich Miller built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Detroit, MI wearing No. 30, spending time with Buffalo and Kansas. The clearest part of Rich Miller's career was his defensive production: 236 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 1 interception across 50 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Kansas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Rich Miller's production has multiple signals. With 50 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Buffalo and Kansas.

The arc is straightforward: Rich Miller moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Buffalo

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kansas

    2021-2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonBuffalo04.71
2020 PostseasonBuffalo110.72.21
2020 Regular SeasonBuffalo110.72.20
2021 Regular SeasonKansas934.29.18
2022 Regular SeasonKansas633.88.3-3
2023 PostseasonKansas6.523.560.5
2023 Regular SeasonKansas6.523.560

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2021Buffalo to KansasG5/FCS to P417.1May 12, 2021

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs West Virginia

Week 13 · L 28-34 · Conference game

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

89.2 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.

#2

vs Oklahoma State

Week 10 · W 37-16 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

85 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.

#3

vs Texas Tech

Week 11 · L 13-16 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

84.4 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.

#4

@ Iowa State

Week 10 · W 28-21 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

84.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.

#5

vs Texas Tech

Week 7 · L 14-41 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

72 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Kansas

9 primary output · 34.2 efficiency · 9.1 usage

62.2

#2

2022 Regular Season · Kansas

46

6 primary · 33.8 efficiency · 8.3 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Kansas

39.9

6.5 primary · 23.5 efficiency · 6 usage

Milestones

8

Impact games

5

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games